Folding table attachment



May 22, 1934. LATHAM Er AL 1,959,539

FOLDING TABLE ATTACHMENT Filed March 9, 1932 Patented May 22, 1934UNITED STATESV FOLDING TABLE ATTACHMENT Jack Latham, Greenwich, Conn.,and William J. Bower, Jr., Pelham, N. Y.

Application March 9, 1932, Serial No. 597,650

4 Claims.

My invention relates to an improvement in a folding table and itsnovelty consists in the combination of parts as will be more fullyherein pointed out.

My device is particularly adapted for card playing and the problem hasalways existed and still exists of furnishing suitable provisions forsmoking and drinking for each player While playing and also having thetable top free for playing so that ashes and drink will not be in theWay thereon so as to interfere with the playingv and lead also toupsetting the same on the table top.

My new and novel combination solves this problem and furnishes a tablehaving ash trays removably secured therein and adapted to hold the usualginger ale glass so that the ash trays and contents and the glassessupported therein are level or substantially level with the table top,thereby keeping it free for playing and preventing the accidentalspilling of the ashes and drinks.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective of my completedevice.

Figure 2 is a corner portion of Figure 1 showing the interiorconstruction in dotted outline.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a corner of Figure 1 with the trayremoved and the legs in the folded position.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the trays showing a glass mountedtherein in dotted outline. 1

Figure 5 is a top plan view of Figure 4 Without the glass.

In the drawing 6 is a table top having an outside frame 7, inner frame20 and legs 8 hinged at 9 so that the legs 8 are adapted to fold upagainst the underside of the table in the usual Well known manner. Thefour-corners of the table top 6 are cut out at 10 and in this cut outportion on the inside of the inner frame 20 there are cut slots 11. Ashtrays 12 having brackets 13 With detent elements 14 therein are rigidlysecured at their upper ends at 15 to said ash trays and are adapted toengage the slots 11, being locked therein against Yaccidentaldisplacement by means of the detents 14. The ash trays 12 have a lip 16running entirely around the outer edge of the same and adapted to t overand rest on the frame 7 and the arcuate portion of the cut out 10 so asto support the ash trays 12 in the fixed position in the cut outs 10.The ash trays 12 also have a circular cut out 1'7 which has a flange orlip 18 and is adapted to receive a glass 19 so that it Will be supportedtherein and it may be a glass of any length as the cut out 10 permitsthe glass to hang down any desired length under the table.

It will thus be seen that the ash trays 12 are locked in removableposition through the brackets 13 engaging in the slots 11 and that thelip 16 is supported around the edges of the cut out 10 so that the ashtrays 12 lie flat with the level of the surface of the table top 6 andglass 19 supported in the cut out 17 will also hang suspended thereinwith the top very nearly level with the top of the lip 18 and table top6.

It is thus clearV that the table top 6 even with the ash trays 12 inposition for use and glasses 19 mounted in -said ash trays 12 in the cutouts 17 furnish a free table tcp whereby the players are able to use theash trays 12 freely Without danger of spilling the contents and theglasses 19 supported in the cut outs 17 of ash trays 12 are alsosupported so that they are not in the way of the players and not subjectto the accidental upsetting of the same While playing.

It will be apparent that many variations may be made in the constructionof my device Without departing from the spirit and intent of the same.

I claim:

1. In combination a table having foldable legs, cut out corners, meansfor locking ash trays in said corners comprising slots cut through theinside of the frame of said table corners and ash Y trays adapted tolock into said cut out corners comprising spring brackets secured tosaid trays and adapted to engage said slots.

2. In combination a table having foldable legs, cut out corners, meansfor locking ash trays in said corners comprising slots cut into theinside of the frame of said table corners and ash trays adapted to lockinto said cut out corners level with said table top comprising springbrackets secured to said trays and adapted to engage said brackets.

3. In combination a table having foldable legs, cut out corners in saidtable, slots cut on the inside of the frame of said table corners, ashtrays having spring brackets secured thereto adapted to engage saidslots and be suspended therein with the upper edges of said trays at thelevel of the table top.

4. In combination a table having foldable legs, Y

cut out corners in said table, slots cut on the inside of the frame ofsaid table corners, ash trays having spring brackets secured theretoadapted to engage said slots and be suspended therein with the upperedges of said trays at the level of the table top and means in said ashtrays for holding glasses of varying heights therein with their upperends substantially at the level of the table top.

JACK LATI-IAM.

WILLIAM J. BOWER, JR.

